Florida Statutes § 736.0302
Representation by holder of power of appointment
- (1)The holder of a power of appointment may represent and bind persons whose interests, as permissible appointees, takers in default, or otherwise, are subject to the power.
- (2)The takers in default of the exercise of a power of appointment may represent and bind persons whose interests, as permissible appointees, are subject to the power.
- (3)Subsection (1) does not apply to:
- (a)Any matter determined by the court to involve fraud or bad faith by the trustee; or
- (b)A power of appointment held by a person while the person is the sole trustee.
- (a)
- (4)As used in this section, the term “power of appointment” does not include a power of a trustee to make discretionary distributions of trust property.
History
History.—s. 3, ch. 2006-217; s. 3, ch. 2009-117.